Home office and vehicle use

[AZ-Tax]

Same Situation but Salon is S-Corp?

Same Situation but Salon owner is single shareholder (SS) of S-Corp and has her or his own clients plus the S-Corp pay her or him a salary. Can the S-Corp reimburse the SS for their Salon related office space in their home?

[Snaggletooth]

Right on Both Stands

Appleman, I think yes and yes.

IRS has somewhat relaxed home office requirements that customers meet at the office, and allows necessary reasons to have a home office, but still requires that it be dedicated space.

Driving to the salon is absolutely commuting. If she wants to log mileage for work IN ADDITION to the salon, that would work. Examples could be driving to another location to pick up supplies, banking, cosmetology for shut-ins, etc.

[appelman]

A client runs a beauty salon. She has no place in the salon to do her paperwork, so she does all her administrative work and bookkeeping from a small office in her home. I believe this qualifies her to take a home office expense deduction. However, she also asks about car usage for travel between the home office and the salon. My take is that this would be non-deductible commuting expense. Am I right?